Kenny Dalglish has once again shown favourtism towards his expensive summer signings for today's FA Cup tie against Brighton.

Despite both Stewart Downing and Jordan Henderson failing to score for almost 50 league games between them, they're both in the starting line-up one again. Both players were anonymous against Man United last weekend, but it seems that under-performing players are guaranteed starts irrespective of their contribution to the team.

SIGH still hoping for a liverpool victory.... but no bellamy???? carragher skrtel combo i would've preffered coates carragher or coates skrtel but whatever guess making a history of appearances is better than us being defensively secure and downing no spearing argh..!!!!!!!!!!!!! whatever... C'MON U REDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

are you stupid ? bellemy has been one of our best players this season, and next week being an important game, why would you play him ? his knees play up after 2 games within a week so would you rather have him playing half of next week or all of next week ? plus agger has been ill

Where did all this stuff about Bellamy even start up? Everybody loves to make up excuses to justify any decisions from management that they may usually disagree with but here's a simple fact - Bellamy knee's were good enough to start 35 league games last year, even on the typically more downtrodden Championship pitches. He didn't suffer any major injury over the summer.

So is there any actual proof that Bellamy keeps being dropped because of a real problem with his knees, or is this just another myth/assumption/excuse thought up by some random fan and gullibly accepted as truth by the rest of the masses??

lesson learnt, a game last 90 mnutes, get behind the team and have faith, you may just end up with egg on your face. no one likes a premature negative smart arse!! in future people shoud save comments after 90 mins!!! quality win, FACup final may be looking a real possbility come on red men!!!

He isn't the only one this happens to in the game that is football but yet, he is one of few that swears and moans constantly. I know he is one of our players but its a bit nauseating the excuses people make, just because they wear a Liverpool shirt.

At half time on LFC TV, Jason McAteer had a go at Carroll for constantly being on the deck., and he is right; the guy is 6"4 for god's sake! Stop being such a pansy and show some body strength; stop bitching about being bullied by defenders and just get on with it. All strikers get that kind of treatment, not just Carroll. The likes of Owen and Fowler were much shorter than Carroll but they still got the job done.

Something to do with just getting use to Liverpool and their training programs he said when he first arrived he was n't use to the gym work just his body and mind getting use to it! Gym work weights can weaken the body just as much as strengthening it at first may be just been a massive shock to his system !

I've heard the following, from a work colleague, he read an article in an Australian sports magazine a few months back while on honeymoon.... Liverpool's medical staff is Australian

Carroll's upper body was far to strong in comparison to his legs, and that his lower body could not simply be brought to the same level as he would then be heavyweight boxer material, so they had to build his lower body strength, while reducing upper body mass..... This program reportedly would take 9months....

I'll try to dig out article, have looked before with no success

He is showing desire now though, I personally don't care about previous form, if this is the new Carroll

Well said, man. Jaimie K, you seem to forget that Bellamy has a recurring knee problem. Why risk him a week before before a cup final in a game against Brighton? Maxi only just came back from injury as well. Just asking for some proper research, mate. Besides these 'poor' players contributed to a 6-1 thrashing.

“At the moment I get many lessons from many people who have managed zero clubs and zero games and zero European games.” - Aresene Wenger

Guess he's not a complete idiot, then. I think many of you (Jaimie K, zev_lov) can learn a thing or two from that quote.

Although it's more likely the striker was testing out a new warm up routine in a bid to cure his chronic knee problems, which currently restrict him from playing two games in quick succession.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/888864-craig-bellamy-unveils-unique-touchline-dance-routine-during-liverpool-win#ixzz1my48TzLxThat is what the papers reported.Cardiff City forum from last season Bellamy was not capable of playing twice in a week and he would be saved for certain games. Also there is an interview in The Telegraph from last season with Bellamy talking about his knee injury 9 operations and how he manages his knee problems by following a training program set up by physiologist Raymond Verheijen set up by Hughes from his days at Man City.

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